Well, I don't see a need to be a smart ass. I have killed several insurgents with a Remington 870 while doing MOUT (military operations on urban terrain) in Iraq. That may not make me an expert but common sense tells me that if i'm half asleep and it's dark I'd lot rather have a bunch of buckshot than one measely bullet!

I wasn't aware of the Remington 870 still being "in service." Last I heard it was the Mossberg 590. And as far as I know, Benelli has that peice of the pie right now...

I wasn't aware of the Remington 870 still being "in service." Last I heard it was the Mossberg 590. And as far as I know, Benelli has that peice of the pie right now...

When was it that the Mossberg replaced the Remington?

I can only attest to one small corner of the military, but we had remmingtons onboard my submarines in the 80's and mossbergs in the 90's. Of course, the submarine fleet is probably at or near the very end of the small arms distribution pipeline. I wouldn't venture a guess as to how many stops the weapons made before they arrived at my boat. Every pistol, rifle, or shotgun I ever carried on the subs was well used, to say the least!

[QUOTE=mauserking;5877311]I can only attest to one small corner of the military[/QUOTE/

So you are a sailor, and you are saying that the Navy is a small corner of the military?

I call BS.

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Originally Posted by mauserking

but we had remmingtons onboard my submarines in the 80's and mossbergs in the 90's. Of course, the submarine fleet is probably at or near the very end of the small arms distribution pipeline. I wouldn't venture a guess as to how many stops the weapons made before they arrived at my boat. Every pistol, rifle, or shotgun I ever carried on the subs was well used, to say the least!

My guess is that you are 12 and have no idea what you are talking about...

So you are a sailor, and you are saying that the Navy is a small corner of the military?

I call BS.

My guess is that you are 12 and have no idea what you are talking about...

Bad guess.
Retired in 2000 after twenty years in the US Submarine fleet.

USS James Madison
USS Frank Cable
USS Tucson
USS Scranton

You're welcome.

The submarine fleet is a very small corner of the military where small arms are concerned. If you bothered to read my post I said "onboard my submarines". Now let's see. That's three submarines, with approximately 20 small arms apiece, for a total of about 60 weapons. Now you tell me, Einstein, 60 weapons-vs-the rest of the US military. Is that a small corner or not? I'll stand on that statement.

Now run along sonny, the bus will be here any minute. You don't want to be late for your fisrt day of school.